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Cost of living in West St. Paul, Minnesota

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,282 a month.

West St. Paul is a city in Minnesota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $68,464 a year.

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People
21,382
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,282
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$68,464
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$301,300
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,734
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area

West St. Paul, Minnesota has about 21,382 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $301,300.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Dakota County is $1,734 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in West St. Paul. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, prices sit at 104.8 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Minnesota taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.1% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not West St. Paul's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Minnesota home paid 17.45¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not West St. Paul's bill.

In 2025, all-grades gas in Minnesota averaged $3.02 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.

Among 338 places we list in Minnesota with a rent figure, 110 have higher typical rent than West St. Paul.

Nearby places

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.